Jammu, May 22 (UNI) In a major success on its Counter Insurgency front, Jammu and Kashmir police busted a hideout of terrorists in Chatyari forest area of Rajouri and recovered arms and ammunition including four automatic assault rifles.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Rajouri, Yougal Manhas said that based upon a specific information regarding presence of a militant hideout in Chatyari forest area of Rajouri, an operation was launched by police on Tuesday evening and entire area was cordoned by teams of police and army.
He said that in the operation, which continued throughout the day, entire forest area was put to physical search during which a militant hideout was unearthed and busted by police recovering huge quantity of arms and ammunition.
He said that recoveries from the hideout include 1 AK 56 automatic assault rifle, 3 AK47 automatic assault rifles, 11 pistols which include 2 modified pistols, 8 magazines of AK rifle, 21 pistol magazines, 2 modified pistol magazines, 606 AK rounds and 36 pistol rounds.
The SSP further said that it appears that militants had stored the recovered arms and ammunition in the underground hideout with an aim to use the same to carry major militant strikes but their plot has been foiled by police by busting the hideout.
Case under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Rajouri and investigation taken up.
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